Socialist strategy site launched
Left Luggage | 28.03.2009 11:07 | G20 London Summit | Analysis | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements
On the eve of the G20 protests, a group of activists in the UK has launched a new website to discuss strategy for the British Left.
The blog, Left Luggage, has been formed by a coalition of community organisers and trade union shop-stewards.
It aims to facilitate critical discussion on the strategies currently pursued by the Left and to generate alternatives.
A spokesman said: “We hope to build links and share ideas and experiences with others on the Left.
“Our primary goal is to develop working class self-organisation and to reorientate the Left towards this aim. We also aim to encourage a culture of robust self-criticism and internal democracy.”
The site is independent and run on non-sectarian lines and welcomes contributions from activists from across the Left.
Articles to date include a critique of the strategy behind the G20 mobilisations and a broader analysis of the Left’s shortcomings.
See www.theleftluggage.wordpress.com for more details.
The blog, Left Luggage, has been formed by a coalition of community organisers and trade union shop-stewards.
It aims to facilitate critical discussion on the strategies currently pursued by the Left and to generate alternatives.
A spokesman said: “We hope to build links and share ideas and experiences with others on the Left.
“Our primary goal is to develop working class self-organisation and to reorientate the Left towards this aim. We also aim to encourage a culture of robust self-criticism and internal democracy.”
The site is independent and run on non-sectarian lines and welcomes contributions from activists from across the Left.
Articles to date include a critique of the strategy behind the G20 mobilisations and a broader analysis of the Left’s shortcomings.
See www.theleftluggage.wordpress.com for more details.
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Some robust criticism
29.03.2009 15:18
2 people run the site, one a professional journalist, the other a professional teacher both involved in organising around the impact on East Londoners of the 2012 Olympic Games having previously led anti-war, Palestine solidarity, and anti-racist groups.
I would have loved to hear more about their positive contributions and activities, what they are actually doing, rather than a meager slagging off of the stuff they don't like.
What would be more illuminating and conducive to debate would be to hear about their efforts and successes in self-organising the working class, the positive aspects of their experiences (as well as problems and failures) allied to the industries they work in and community they are organising in instead of tackling the 'big issues' with a tacky venom that parades as 'non-sectarian'.
As i say it comes over as the libcom set in disguise, which will only hinder them if they are genuine socialists, or indeed geuinely working class.
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